Open Lap is a simple, no-nonsense slot car race management app for Carrera® DIGITAL 124/132 systems.
In a nutshell, Open Lap lets you
- connect your mobile device via Bluetooth using Carrera AppConnect®, or a suitable serial to USB On-The-Go adapter cable.
- take it easy during free practice, go for fastest lap in qualifying, or compete in lap or time based race sessions.
- get informed about important events, such as fastest laps or low fuel conditions, by personalized voice messages.
- adjust vehicle speed, brake force and fuel tank size for each car individually.
- measure up to three intermediate or sector times (S1, S2, S3) using Carrera® Check Lane or compatible equipment.
- send out the pace car in case of emergency, or temporarily disable lap counting during a "yellow flag" phase.
Please note that some features, such as the start light and pace car buttons, require Carrera® Control Unit firmware version 5.331 or higher. Carrera® Check Lane support generally requires at least firmware version 5.336.
Open Lap is available as an Android app from the Google Play Store. You may also want to join the Beta testing program to preview unreleased versions.
Open Lap is built using Ionic and Apache Cordova. To build the Android app, please follow Ionic's installation guide and make sure you have everything needed for Android development. Then run:
npm install npm run build ionic cordova plugin add cordovarduino ionic cordova build android
Please refer to the Ionic CLI documentation for further information on how to run the application on an actual device, or in a Web browser or emulator for testing.
Due to lack of resources, Open Lap has not been tested on iOS, and is unlikely to run unchanged on that platform. However, being a hybrid app, it shouldn't take too much effort to make it work, so please feel free to fork and give it a try!
If you'd like to see Open Lap in your native language, start by having a look at the existing translations. Open Lap uses ngx-translate for internationalization, which stores translations as simple JSON files. Just take one of the existing files and replace all foreign language text as you see fit. When you're done, please open a new issue - or even a full-fledged pull request, if you like - for submitting your translations.
Copyright (c) 2016, 2017 Thomas Kemmer.
Translations: Haarman (Nederlands).
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Carrera® and Carrera AppConnect® are registered trademarks of Stadlbauer Marketing + Vertrieb GmbH.
Open Lap is not an official Carrera® product, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Stadlbauer Marketing + Vertrieb GmbH.
Thanks to Stephan Heß (a.k.a. slotbaer) for doing all the hard work.